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The question you have to ask yourself is if you did something completely legal, but rude and obnoxious to a police officer (say calling them a "dirty pig") ever
by rbcgerard 10y ago
The question you have to ask yourself is if you did something completely legal, but rude and obnoxious to a police officer (say calling them a "dirty pig") every time you saw one, would they turn the other cheek (as they're supposed to) or would they endeavor to harass, arrest, assault you?
- a3n 10y ago> ... or would they endeavor to harass, arrest, assault you ... ... because they can. In every area, power and money don't change you, they merely reveal who you are.
- pacaro 10y agoWhile YMMV there is an interesting difference to policing in the UK and the USA. In the UK, the officer calls you "sir" or "ma'am" and you call then whatever you want to ("occifer" and "cuntstable" being perennial favourites). In the US, you call the officer "sir" or "ma'am" and they call you whatever they feel like (my interactions have almost always been polite, but I've witnessed "boy", "punk", "shithead") Edit: see also https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_cop https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_cop